Portrait of Girl as Carbs (a poem)

Portrait of Girl as Carbs

 

Girl knows nothing about nothing

Preening all night

Wonderful on her own

But treated as side dish

Simply at the table

For the sake of extravagance

 

Woman is too man a word for girl

Girl falls with neglect like cake

Girl flakes and leaves a mess like pastry

But we all have to go someday

And girl

So dizzily sweet

So malleable

Meets your mouth

And on your tongue

Melts away to nothing

 

Girl: the basis of any diet

Love her so that your gut shames you after

Girl sustai...

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Published on September 05, 2019 17:45
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